Explore Transgressive Fiction
Well, here we are, so what can you expect from the books featured here?
You’ll get visceral and gruesome, you’ll get metaphor and satire, but you’ll also get nuance and subtlety. You’ll get both emotional and intellectual challenge and stimulation. Sometimes, maybe you’ll be revolted or confused, other times perhaps melancholy or sad, but, what you won’t be is bored. You won’t love every book you find on here, but if ever you find yourself tired of this journey of discovery, that’s the moment your consciousness, soul, or whatever you want to call it, begins to die.
– Your (possibly unreliable) Narrator
The Rum Diary
Microserfs
Lord of the Flies
Dead Babies
Trip the Light Fantastic
The Demon
Fur People
Cat’s Cradle
Clown Girl
Apathy and Other Small Victories
The Dharma Bums
A Scanner Darkly
Heart of Darkness
Ubik
Requiem for a Dream
Delta of Venus
The Blade Artist
The Secret History
Frisk
Glamorama
Staring Into the Abyss
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
No Country for Old Men
Cocaine Nights
On the Road
Hell’s Angels
The Sexy Part of the Bible
Dermaphoria
The Year of Magical Thinking
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Diary of a Lost Girl
Suicide Casanova
Dirtbags
HASHTAG
Penny Dreadful
Franny and Zooey
Naked Lunch
The Prince
In the Miso Soup
Adjustment Day
The Basketball Diaries
The Bell Jar
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Sharp Objects
The Contortionist’s Handbook
Filth
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Heart of a Dog
Down Solo
Hunger
Brighton Rock
Diary of a Drug Fiend
High Life
Pale Fire
Generation X
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
The Man in the High Castle
The Catcher in the Rye
The Book of Lies
Nineteen Seventy Four
Scorched Atlas
The Book of Illusions
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
The Information
Money Shot
Killing Yourself to Live
The End of the Affair
Crash
House of Incest
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
In Wolves’ Clothing
Necropolis
Lord Jim
Jesus’ Son
Symbiosis
The Stranger
Dare Me
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Hey Nostradamus!
The Room
1984
Kiss Me, Judas
On Chesil Beach
Dogrun
Foreskin’s Lament
Island
Miami Purity
Brave New World
The Setting Sun
Voluntary Madness
Blood and Guts in High School
American Psycho
Tropic of Cancer
Darkness at Noon
Notes From the Underground
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
The Elephant Tree
In Search of Captain Zero
Factotum
Coin Locker Babies
Trust Me
Narcopolis
The Fuck-Up
West is San Francisco
Dark Rooms
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Play it as it Lays
Junky
You Will Know Me
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
The Doors of Perception
Mongrels
Give Me Your Hand
The Zombie Room
The Marbled Swarm
Lost Souls
Post Office
Never Anyone But You
Invisible Cities
A Certain Age
Porno
Skagboys
Fight Club
Tree of Smoke
The Cement Garden
The Killer Inside Me
Disintegration
The Exit Man
Geek Love
The Quiet American
4 3 2 1
Exquisite Corpse
Dead Men’s Trousers
Invisible Monsters
Lunar Park
The Drowned World
Moon Tiger
Tampa
The 120 Days of Sodom
Sepultura
Passing for Human
The Death of Bunny Munro
Girlfriend in a Coma
The New York Trilogy
Novel With Cocaine
Choke
The Goldfinch
Gone Girl
The Bachman Books
Never Mind Nirvana
The Rules of Attraction
Story of the Eye
Audition
No Longer Human
Down to No Good
Sick to Death
The Insult
Cosmic Banditos
The Metamorphosis
Slaughterhouse Five
Between the Shadow and Lo
Cows
Women
The Sluts
Time’s Arrow
I Miss the World
Trainspotting
Great Apes
Hope: A Tragedy
Money
The Master and Margarita
Hell’s Half Acre
The Folly of Loving Life
Lolita
Crime and Punishment
How the Dead Live
The Trial
A Clockwork Orange
Piercing
Ham on Rye
The Dice Man
Darkness Visible
Animal Farm
Three Hundred Million
Iguana Love
Ulysses
Nutshell
The King of Methlehem
Concrete Island
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Breakfast of Champions
Dark Places
Big Sur
Growth of the Soil
Tropic of Capricorn
Slaves of New York
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Pan
The Road
The Book of Revelation
The Wasp Factory
The Five Gates of Hell
Choke Hold
Fahrenheit 451
Savage Night
The Fall
The Stud Book
The Soft Machine
Dreams of Leaving
High-Rise
Fight Club 2
The Plague
Howl and Other Poems
Save Yourself
The Children Act
Less Than Zero
Explore Transgressive Fiction
Cocaine Nights
The Bachman Books
The Metamorphosis
Kiss Me, Judas
Filth
The Stranger
Heart of Darkness
Factotum
1984
Money
American Psycho
Voluntary Madness
The End of the Affair
The Trial
The New York Trilogy
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Scorched Atlas
You Will Know Me
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Mongrels
Iguana Love
The Road
Great Apes
Coin Locker Babies
The Wasp Factory
The Cement Garden
Growth of the Soil
Delta of Venus
Junky
Sharp Objects
Cosmic Banditos
Microserfs
Breakfast of Champions
Trust Me
Geek Love
Dreams of Leaving
Brave New World
Diary of a Drug Fiend
Less Than Zero
On the Road
No Country for Old Men
Fur People
Between the Shadow and Lo
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Big Sur
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
Passing for Human
Frisk
The Children Act
The Bell Jar
Symbiosis
Money Shot
The Fall
Trainspotting
Darkness at Noon
West is San Francisco
Crime and Punishment
Time’s Arrow
Notes From the Underground
Slaughterhouse Five
Ham on Rye
Slaves of New York
Save Yourself
Savage Night
The Prince
The Quiet American
Glamorama
Story of the Eye
Lord of the Flies
Dead Men’s Trousers
Dermaphoria
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Lunar Park
Dark Places
Brighton Rock
Girlfriend in a Coma
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
The Dharma Bums
In the Miso Soup
Women
Play it as it Lays
Dead Babies
The Insult
The Sexy Part of the Bible
The King of Methlehem
The Dice Man
Cows
Nutshell
I Miss the World
In Wolves’ Clothing
Assuming Names: A Con Artist’s Masquerade
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Diary of a Lost Girl
Give Me Your Hand
Invisible Cities
The Basketball Diaries
Nineteen Seventy Four
The Goldfinch
The Sluts
The Master and Margarita
Adjustment Day
Requiem for a Dream
The Marbled Swarm
Never Mind Nirvana
Audition
Lolita
The Stud Book
Gone Girl
Invisible Monsters
Novel With Cocaine
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
Suicide Casanova
No Longer Human
A Clockwork Orange
Lost Souls
Penny Dreadful
The Book of Lies
The Folly of Loving Life
The Zombie Room
Concrete Island
Skagboys
The Drowned World
Necropolis
Sick to Death
Hell’s Angels
Franny and Zooey
The Doors of Perception
Jesus’ Son
Foreskin’s Lament
Hey Nostradamus!
The Catcher in the Rye
A Scanner Darkly
Cat’s Cradle
Sepultura
The Demon
High-Rise
Heart of a Dog
Dare Me
A Certain Age
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Dogrun
In Search of Captain Zero
Naked Lunch
HASHTAG
The Elephant Tree
The Plague
Down Solo
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Exit Man
Clown Girl
Howl and Other Poems
The Blade Artist
Narcopolis
The Rum Diary
Miami Purity
The Secret History
How the Dead Live
Never Anyone But You
Fight Club 2
The Death of Bunny Munro
Pale Fire
The Book of Revelation
Hope: A Tragedy
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller
The Soft Machine
Hunger
Tropic of Capricorn
Post Office
Tampa
The Rules of Attraction
The 120 Days of Sodom
The Setting Sun
Lady Chatterly’s Lover
Generation X
Apathy and Other Small Victories
Fight Club
The Fuck-Up
The Man in the High Castle
4 3 2 1
Down to No Good
Ubik
The Book of Illusions
The Five Gates of Hell
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Choke Hold
Hell’s Half Acre
Crash
Fahrenheit 451
Lord Jim
Three Hundred Million
Staring Into the Abyss
Animal Farm
House of Incest
Tropic of Cancer
Dirtbags
Exquisite Corpse
Disintegration
Pan
High Life
Porno
Blood and Guts in High School
Killing Yourself to Live
Ulysses
On Chesil Beach
Dark Rooms
Moon Tiger
Tree of Smoke
Piercing
The Room
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Island
The Contortionist’s Handbook
Darkness Visible
And the Ass Saw the Angel
Choke
The Killer Inside Me
The Information
Trip the Light Fantastic